<p>Ireland officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, the government said in a statement, defying Israel which had condemned the plan.</p><p>The government approved the recognition in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.</p><p>"The Government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah," the statement said.</p><p>"An Ambassador of Ireland to the State of Palestine will be appointed along with a full Embassy of Ireland in Ramallah."</p> .Israel recalls ambassadors to Ireland, Norway over decision to recognise Palestine's statehood.<p>Irish prime minister Simon Harris said the move was about keeping hope for peace alive.</p><p>"This decision of Ireland is about keeping hope alive. It is about believing that a two-state solution is the only way for Israel and Palestine to live side by side in peace and security," he said in the statement.</p><p>"I again call on Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel to listen to the world and stop the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza."</p>
<p>Ireland officially recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday, the government said in a statement, defying Israel which had condemned the plan.</p><p>The government approved the recognition in a cabinet meeting on Tuesday morning.</p><p>"The Government recognises Palestine as a sovereign and independent state and agreed to establish full diplomatic relations between Dublin and Ramallah," the statement said.</p><p>"An Ambassador of Ireland to the State of Palestine will be appointed along with a full Embassy of Ireland in Ramallah."</p> .Israel recalls ambassadors to Ireland, Norway over decision to recognise Palestine's statehood.<p>Irish prime minister Simon Harris said the move was about keeping hope for peace alive.</p><p>"This decision of Ireland is about keeping hope alive. It is about believing that a two-state solution is the only way for Israel and Palestine to live side by side in peace and security," he said in the statement.</p><p>"I again call on Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel to listen to the world and stop the humanitarian catastrophe we are seeing in Gaza."</p>